Alerted by 911, deputies find find the victim lying on the ground unconscious.

Alerted by 911, deputies find find the victim lying on the ground unconscious.

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A deputy was examining the unconscious victim when he was told that a witness had a suspect pinned down nearby.

A deputy was examining the unconscious victim when he was told that a witness had a suspect pinned down nearby.

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Bicycling witness Peter Lars Johnsson tells why he got suspicious and how the suspect began to run.

Bicycling witness Peter Lars Johnsson tells why he got suspicious and how the suspect began to run.

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Johnsson explains how he chased down Turner and pinned him until police arrived.

Johnsson explains how he chased down Turner and pinned him until police arrived.

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Deputies have Johnsson release his grip Turner so they can handuff him.

Deputies have Johnsson release his grip Turner so they can handuff him.

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After his arrest, Turner is interviewed by police and acknowledges certain sexual activity.

After his arrest, Turner is interviewed by police and acknowledges certain sexual activity.

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Turner describes his drinking activity and his intentions.

Turner describes his drinking activity and his intentions.

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Deputies interview the victim after she wakes up hours later, and learn she has no memory of the events.

Deputies interview the victim after she wakes up hours later, and learn she has no memory of the events.

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Assault with intent to commit rape is charged. A previous rape charge was dismissed because there is no evidence Turner had his pants off.

Assault with intent to commit rape is charged. A previous rape charge was dismissed because there is no evidence Turner had his pants off.

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In asking for a six-year prison term, the prosecution explains why it believes the crime is especially severe.

In asking for a six-year prison term, the prosecution explains why it believes the crime is especially severe.

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The prosecution details Turner's arrest the previous week on a drinking charge; the defense will dispute there was a fake ID involved.

The prosecution details Turner's arrest the previous week on a drinking charge; the defense will dispute there was a fake ID involved.

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Before sentencing, 255 Stanford students sign a letter urging Turner be sent to prison.

Before sentencing, 255 Stanford students sign a letter urging Turner be sent to prison.

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The defense argues Turner shouldn't be sent to prison because the probation report found he's at low risk to reoffend.

The defense argues Turner shouldn't be sent to prison because the probation report found he's at low risk to reoffend.

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The defense argues the victim told the probation officer she didn't want Turner imprisoned and changed her mind after talking to deputy district attorney Alaleh Kianerci; the prosecution disputes this.

The defense argues the victim told the probation officer she didn't want Turner imprisoned and changed her mind after talking to deputy district attorney Alaleh Kianerci; the prosecution disputes this.

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Turner gets many letters of support from his hometow of Dayton, Ohio; here, a former teacher notes how his personality seemed changed.

Turner gets many letters of support from his hometow of Dayton, Ohio; here, a former teacher notes how his personality seemed changed.

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Turner's father writes a letter that includes the much-criticized "20 minutes of action" statement.

Turner's father writes a letter that includes the much-criticized "20 minutes of action" statement.

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In her victim impact statement, the victim says Turner has not demonstrated sincere remorse and does not deserve a light sentence.

In her victim impact statement, the victim says Turner has not demonstrated sincere remorse and does not deserve a light sentence.

Brock Turner, the former Stanford student whose three-month jail stint for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman drew national condemnation, has filed an appeal that has reinflamed anger among activists and advocates of women who have endured sexual violence.

The 172-page brief submitted Friday in California’s Sixth District Court of Appeal alleges prosecutorial misconduct and deprivation of due process. Turner’s lawyer focuses much of his appeal on the alcohol consumption of the victim, known only as Emily Doe. And the brief argues that descriptions by prosecutors of the assault happening “behind a dumpster” were misleading “propaganda” intended to prejudice the jury.

“Regardless of whether it happened behind the dumpster or adjacent to the dumpster or the dumpster didn’t exist, he committed sexual assault,” said Jess Davidson, managing director of the group End Rape on Campus. “Turner clearly still does not get it.”

Michele Dauber, a Stanford law professor leading a campaign to recall Judge Aaron Persky, who sentenced Turner, said the appeal was rife with victim-blaming.

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“I don’t think Mr. Turner or his family ever accepted his guilt,” said Dauber, a family friend of the victim who followed the case. “I don’t think Mr. Turner ever accepted the jury’s verdict. He never expressed real remorse or took responsibility for his crime.”

Turner, a champion swimmer from Ohio who was on the Stanford team before becoming a registered sex offender, was arrested after two graduate students came across him early on Jan. 18, 2015, lying on top of a partially clothed, unconscious woman. The two had been drinking at a fraternity party, and Turner, who was then 20, digitally penetrated the woman while she lay on the ground. The graduate students tackled Turner after he tried to run away.

Turner’s sentence of six months in county jail — he only served half of it — outraged politicians and others across the country.

Prosecutors had asked for a sentence of six years in state prison. Persky said he based the sentence on a recommendation in a probation report.

“Brock Turner received a fair trial and was justly convicted,” Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in a statement. “His conviction will be upheld. Nothing can ever roll back Emily Doe’s legacy of raising the world’s awareness about sexual assault.”

Jennie Richardson, organizer of Women’s March Bay Area, said, “If Brock Turner had received appropriate consequences for his crimes, he’d realize the severity of his actions. The brief is an insult to all women.”

After the case, California lawmakers increased permissible penalties for people convicted of certain sex crimes. One of the bills Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law changed the definition of rape to include penetration by an object against the will of a person unconscious or incapable of consent — in line with the FBI’s guidelines.

Without referring to the Turner appeal, the author of the legislation, Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens (Los Angeles County), asked Friday on Twitter. “How about due process for the victims?

“How often are we manipulated into prioritizing the abuser over the abused?” she said. “How often are we being suckered into a side of a debate that we shouldn’t even be having?”